WELCOME: The MYSTERY which IS the LOVE we call “God,” is with you all!

Thanks be to ALL that IS HOLY!

This worship video was recorded on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe, the Huron-Wendat, and the Chippewas of Lake Simcoe and Lake Huron. This territory is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the lands and resources around the Great Lakes.

PRELUDE: On the Back of An Eagle

by Nancy Telfer

GREETING: The grace of our CREATOR, the peace of CHRIST and the wisdom of the GREAT SPIRIT is with you all. Thanks be to ALL that IS HOLY!

Music printed under LiscenSing #1975

Holy Cross Lutheran Church Progressive In Approach: Christlike In Action! Pastor Dawn Hutchings, Musician: Marney Curran

Worship Team: Marney Curran, Eric Schultz, Andrew Slonetsky, Petra Vollmerhausen, Sharon Willan, Jane Winstanley

Celebrate the WISDOM of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Peoples Sunday June 20

MUSIC: Sweetgrass and Candle TEXT: John Wesley; Music: Rachel Landrecht;

Arranged by Neil Weisensel

PRAYER OF THE DAY

HOLY CREATOR, GREAT SPIRIT, embodied in the LOVE of Jesus, we rejoice in every opportunity to give thanks for the variety of gifts of Creation. As we celebrate the diversity of Creation’s gifts, we give things for the diversity of peoples who live upon this land. As setters we acknowledge that we have too often failed to honour, respect, and LOVE our First Nations, Inuit, and Metis sisters and brothers. Let us open our ears, hearts, and minds so that we might see a new Way to live in harmony, which honours, nourishes, grounds, and sustains all people as kin, so that together, we might walk tenderly upon the Earth. We pray in the name of ALL that IS HOLY, the great MYSTERY who is our CREATOR, LIBERATOR and GREAT SPIRIT. AMEN.

READING: Sacred Teaching of the Seven Grandfathers Respect, Love, Humility, Truth, Honesty, Wisdom, Bravery To cherish knowledge is to know wisdom. To know love is to know peace. To honour all of Creation is to have respect. Bravery is to face the foe with integrity. Honesty in facing a situation is to be honourable. Humility is to know yourself as a sacred part of the Creation. Truth is to know all of these things.

Nibwaakaawin—Wisdom: Wisdom, a gift from the CREATOR, is to be used for the good of the people. The term “wisdom” can also be interpreted to mean “prudence” or “intelligence.” This means that we must use good judgement or common sense when dealing with important matters. We need to consider how our actions will affect the next seven generations. Wisdom is sometimes equated with intelligence. Intelligence develops over time. We seek out the guidance of our Elders because we perceive them to be intelligent; in other words, they have the ability to draw on their knowledge and life skills in order to provide guidance.

Zaagi’idiwin—LOVE: LOVE is one of the greatest teachers. It is one of the hardest teachings to demonstrate especially if we are hurt. “To know LOVE is to know peace.” Being able to demonstrate love means that we must first love ourselves before we can show love to someone else. LOVE is unconditional; it must be given freely. Those who are able to demonstrate LOVE in this way are at peace with themselves. When we give LOVE freely it comes back to us. In this way LOVE is mutual and reciprocal.

Minaadendamowin—Respect: One of the teachings around respect is that in order to have respect from someone or something, we must get to know that other entity at a deeper level. When we meet someone for the first time, we form an impression of them. That first impression is not based on respect. Respect develops when one takes the time to establish a deeper relationship with the other. This concept of respect extends to all of creation. Again, like love, respect is mutual and reciprocal – in order to receive respect, one must give respect.

Aakode’ewin—Bravery: “Bravery is to face the foe with integrity.” This simply means that we need to be brave in order to do the right thing even if the consequences are unpleasant. It is easy to turn a blind eye when we see something that is not right. It is harder to speak up and address concerns for fear of being retaliated against. Often times, one does not want to ‘rock the boat.’ It takes moral courage to be able to stand up for those things that are not right.

Gwayakwaadiziwin—Honesty: It takes bravery to be honest in our words and actions. One needs to be honest first and foremost with oneself. Practicing honesty with oneself makes it easier to be honest with others.

Dabaadendiziwin—Humility: Indigenous people understand their relationship to all of Creation. Humility is to know your place within Creation and to know that all forms of life are equally important. We need to show compassion (care and concern) for all of creation.

Debwewin—Truth: “Truth is to know all of these things.” All of these teachings go hand in hand. For example, to have wisdom one must demonstrate love, respect, bravery, honesty, humility and truth. You are not being honest with yourself if you use only one or two of these teachings. Leaving out even one of these teachings means that one is not embracing the teachings. We must always speak from a truthful place. It is important not to deceive yourself or others.1

ACCLAMATION Many And Great, O God Are Your Works Text: Joseph R. Renville; MUSIC: DAKOTA tune: LAC QUI PARLE

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GOSPEL: Mark 4:35-41

With the coming of evening that same day, Jesus said to the disciples, “Let’s cross over to the other shore.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took Jesus in the boat in which he was sitting. There were other boats with them. Then a fierce gale arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat so much that it was almost swamped. But Jesus was in the stern through it all, sound asleep on a cushion. They woke him and said, “Teacher, doesn’t it matter to you that we’re going to drown?” Jesus awoke, rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind dropped and everything was perfectly calm. Jesus then said to the disciples, “Why were you so frightened? Have you no faith?” But they became filled with fear and said to one another, “Who is this, whom even the wind and sea obey?”

SERMON: Respect! MUSIC: The Gospel Came With Foreign Tongue Words: Brian Wren; Music: Conditor Alme Siderum

The gospel came with foreign tongue disrupting all the ancient ways, Beside the merchant and the gun, in search of profit, souls and slaves. With God we weep, lament, confess how holy zeal and bloodied hand Reached out to kill and dispossess, proclaiming love and taking land. How hard, today, to meet and share our needs, suspicions, hopes and fears, When some have ease, and food to spare, while others walk a trail of tears! In hope we come, by grace reborn, As clashing stories still collide, to listen, pray, and travel on, companions of the Crucified. We tell our varied memories, assembled in our global room, that Christ may wash our histories, as threads for LOVE's eternal loom.

PRAYERS:

May the GREAT SPIRIT in whom we are ONE, open us to the Wisdom which lives in the children of the MOST HOLY. Together let us seek harmony with honesty as the truth of our shared history is revealed and we seek reconciliation among the peoples of this land. Above all let us seek to embody the LOVE which unites us all in the work of justice. Our prayers are offered in the SPIRIT of our MAKER. Jane Winstanley Two weeks ago, we saw children’s shoes placed to remember the 215 lives that were lost in Kamloops. Today I stand beside this cairn placed here to remember the thousands of Indigenous women’s lives that have been lost. How many stones? How many women? No one seems to know! Mothers, daughters, sisters, nieces, aunts, granddaughters and grandmothers. Memorials are important but only the beginning ….. How do we honour these lives, cut short by abuse, violence and murdered? Two thousand years of patriarchy and male domination, colonialization and control. Lives of women the world over regarded as of less value than a man’s life. Enough, more than enough! My prayer is that we all, men and women, stand together against all forms of abuse and violence, racial, sexual, cultural, religious and gender. May God our CREATOR open our eyes to the wisdom of Indigenous cultures. Wisdom of the elders who are honoured and cared for by their communities. Respect for the earth, water, fire and air, the sacredness of all creation which prevents misuse. We need to learn the richness of putting community above individualism, sharing with those in need versus personal acquisition. What do we need to learn about gratitude? Thanksgiving for the gifts of each person and the gifts of the earth. Let us have the courage to work for justice with those who are protesting for human rights, Indigenous rights, women’s rights. May we be convicted by the truth that we are all loved and valued by our CREATOR and that we have the responsibility and power to make our communities and country safe for all people. Let it be so, let us make it so, may I take my part today. Marney Curran I am thankful for the faith or our First Nations, Inuit and Metis sisters and brothers. May WE learn from THEM to gain a larger understanding of how to live in harmony with creation and with each other. As I stand here at this monument, I am aware again of our inhumanity to others. May we learn from the tragic attitudes and mistakes of the past. May we be willing to take the time and effort to work together to create a better future, where everyone is valued regardless of their ethnicity. Andrew Slonetsky When I think of you who were murdered or just vanished, I know that there were those who loved you and grieved terribly. And you are also finally being acknowledged. You and your stories are part of us now. I am moved to honour what your communities strive for. Your voice to speak to my heart. You live on.

Sharon Willan

We are still here: this emphatic declaration demonstrates the bravery and resilience of Indigenous Peoples. We are still here in spite of colonial racism and slurs, in spite of smallpox and residential schools. HOLY ONE today we celebrate the diverse gifts of the many Nations across Canada. Indigenous Peoples lived for thousands of years on this land before it was stolen from them. They treated the land with respect and were responsible for keeping rivers, lakes, plants, and animals healthy. Teach us to come back to the land You created to see the many faces you show us in all there is I am grateful for the Water Keepers who protect our Life force through ceremonies and drumming while exposing the abuses made to our water systems. May they continue to show us that water is sacred. I am grateful for drumming that resonates with our heartbeats and the heartbeat of Mother Earth. May we hear her voice as we walk and bend humbly toward our Earth. I hear the laughter of children and I am grateful that the residential school system has ended. I pray that these children of Yours, CREATOR SPIRIT move in harmony with your voice and become the teachers we need to end racism. The Elders teach the Grandfather precepts that. Are handed down from generation to generation. I know these spiritual paths when followed lead to a more peaceful, balanced life. May we settlers learn and walk alongside Indigenous Peoples so that we may be united in one sacred purpose. Standing here at this cairn - a memorial to the murdered and missing women, I ask forgiveness for the indifference shown to anxious parents and loved ones, to those mourning the loss of daughters, sisters, wives, mothers, aunts. Bring consolation to the mourning. May the memory of the lives of these women be a blessing to their communities. HOLY MYSTERY surround us and penetrate every cell of our bodies that we may remember we are one. ONE people who came from a burst of light 13.8 billion years ago. You made us one and diverse, for you are an exciting CREATOR. May we live in this LOVE that YOU have flung in our midst with great abundance. GREAT SPIRIT breathe in us, through us, and beyond us, to make us ONE, ONE in LOVE so that everyone may know the peace which comes through justice. We pray in the name of the ONE who IS BEYOND the BEYOND and BEYOND that Also, our LOVER, BELOVED, and LOVE Itself. Amen.

BLESSING: Wake up! Stand up! Dare to rock the boat. Respect all our elders! Be LOVE in the world ! Embrace the power of the LOVE which lives in you. Peace…be still….peace….be still…..peace….be still. Learn and know our Indigenous sisters and brothers, Together let us create the harmonies which will create the peace we all long for. May the GREAT SPIRIT who LOVed all our elders, Live and LOVE in, with, through, and beyond you, So that generations to come will hear in the echoes of your voice the peace of our LOVER, BELOVED, and LOVE Itself. Amen.

SONG: As ONE WORDS: Gretta Vosper; MUSIC: UNE JEUNE PUCELL

Before we came into the world before our lungs drew air, around us wrapped the sea of life, its waters everywhere. Before we ever knew “apart” we heard the beating of one heart. Out of one sea we came into one world. May we ever be as ONE. Through all the world we have dispersed, to every island come. We’ve built our lives and families on land we now call home. Yet we forget there are no walls upon a planet loved by all. Out of one sea we came into one world May we ever live as ONE. Tomorrow does not build itself; it, by our hands, is made. Through care and justice might we all its great foundations lay. We’ll set aside the tools of yore And build with love forevermore Out of one sea we came into one world May we ever dream as ONE.

ANNOUNCEMENTS POSTLUDE: Moonless Night By Richard Faith

Crosslinks Street Outreach Vanprovides a range of urgent-care services seven days a week.

Make a designated donation via E-transferSo that we can provide packaged food

items to be distributed by the Street Outreach Van

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We are currently running a deficit of $4,111.34 in the General Fund. While this is concerning, we are indeed grateful to our generous donors who have kept our deficit as low as it is. Our current deficit is on par with where we were in May of 2019 (the last so-called normal fiscal year). Many thanks to ALL OUR GENEROUS givers!!!

Financial Report - General Fund January - May 31, 2021

INCOMEJan-May BUDGET

Jan-May ACTUAL

Online Donors $5,000.00 $7,467.59

Registered Donors $39,326.02 $27,106.23

TOTAL OFFERINGS $44,326.02 $34,573.82

Solar Panel Income $3,750.00 $1,567.91Fundraising $0.00 $0.00Gifts $208.31 $0.00Interest $0.00 $16.61Government Payroll Subsidy $6,666.65 $5,285.98Rental: Armitage Daycare $5,375.00 $5,375.00Online Program Fees $1,666.65 $0.00Online Resource Fees $1,041.65 $0.00Miscellaneous Income: $0.00 $0.00

Sub-Total General Fund $63,034.28 $46,819.32

2020 Surplus Carried forward $5,332.38 $5,332.38Bridge Loan Draw $2,083.31 $0.00

TOTAL INCOME $70,449.97 $52,151.70

TOTAL EXPENSES to May 31, 2021 $67,699.82 $56,263.04

NET LOSS as of May31, 2021 -$4,111.34

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